On the way over I tried to think of a good way to bring up the topic but nothing came to me. Diving right in might just be the best way to go for now. When I got to my tent I walked inside. "Lori? Can I talk to you for a minute?" She looked at me with guilt in her eyes. "Sara, I never meant to hurt you I jus-" I put my hand up to stop her from talking. "You're supposed to be my best friend. And I understand you're pregnant with Shane's baby. But you need to stop fooling around with him." "Kind of like you did with my husband?" She fired back. I was shocked that she just said that to me.
"If I do recall, he told me that you and him had problems way before this all went down. And that you weren't giving him an ounce of attention. But at least I was woman enough to confess it to you before you caught us in the act." Her face went from angry to guilty. "I also told you because I felt guilty about it since he's your husband, not mine. I don't expect you to drop Shane like a hat since you're carrying his child, but I do expect you to stop sleeping with him and to tell your husband what's going on. It's not fair to him. It's not fair to any of us." My voice trailed off as I fought back the tears.
"I think I'm falling in love with Shane, Lori. I haven't felt love like this in God knows how long. And back before all this happened, my only friend died in a horrible accident on her way to a party and I haven't had a connection like that since. You're the first person in eight years that I can call a best friend. That means something to me. And I'm not going to throw this friendship away over something this stupid. But if you truly love me like I love you, then you would respect what I'm asking you and you would follow through with it. I can't take losing another person who is so important to me."
Lori let me finish my sob story before she spoke. "I do love you Sara. You're like the sister I never had. I will never break your trust again. I promise I will stop sleeping with Shane." She had tears in her eyes and came up and hugged me. "I'm so sorry. I promise this won't happen again." I hope Lori is telling the truth.
